“In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, there is overwhelming support among Connecticut voters for strengthening the state’s gun laws. It is remarkable how bipartisan the support is for some of the most talked-about gun-control measures. Universal background checks tops the list with 93 percent support, higher than we’ve ever seen for any issue in 20 years of Connecticut surveys,” said Douglas Schwartz, PhD, director of the Quinnipiac University poll.

And here’s another interesting number from the poll — voters don’t have much confidence at all in the people they have elected to lead them:

“Connecticut voters are not optimistic that Democratic and Republican elected officials can or will act together to reduce gun violence,” Schwartz said. “Democrats are optimistic 50 – 43 percent, but Republicans are not, 64 – 32 percent, and independent voters are pessimistic, 58 – 35 percent.”